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may 27th blog

Today in class we reviewed our tests

May 26th blog

Today in class we took a test on Rome. i got an A

May 22nd blog

Today in class we reviewed our material to study for the test. We also got some info on the exams, including when the essays will be

I will be prepared for the test and exam pt. 1

Presentations: Day 2

Today 3 groups presented their projects

Team Pottery
Team Temple
Team Dairy

*Diary... stupid auto correct


Out of the three, team temple was the best. Funny, interesting, got a good message across, and very very very very informative

Day 3 coming tommorow....

Presentations: Day 1

Today, the first three people presented their projects.

First was an array of food which was very good

Second was  Evan the Patrician and the Plebians with their masterpiece "Rome"
Debuted in class, i think it was very well recepted

Third was a very informational presentation about the Colosseum and Circus Maximus

Blues day in the Schick class

Today we listened to some blues masters and guitar masters. My favorites were BB and Muddy waters

rip bb king

May 14th blog

Poor ole plebs

People (plebs) wanted bread and circuses according to philosphers

Military generals worked like Gracchus - lead an army that was successful and give them some of the spoils

Julius Caesar died in 44 BCE

• highly successful general
• conquered lots of large land (gaul)
• Made common folks happy
• Friends with pompey general and..

Crassus

you could say he

Just grabbed some land

Caesar also made a triumvirate 

May 13th Blog

Today, i wasn't present for class. I had to leave right as class started, looking forward to hearing details about class from my classmates tommorow

Just, take some land!!!

Today, we finished watching the video of Rome on BBC. It was a very good movie, and there was a lot to learn from the discussions after, during, and before the video.

But most of all, just grab some land!

Someone should make a remix out of that

Video day (yay!)

Today in western civ we watched part of a video about Rome. The other 2/3 of the class was talking, Mr. Schick being frustrated with that darn laptop, and jokes alongside off topic dicussions. When the video rolled around, it was very informational!

intense note taking day- government in Rome

Rule of kings was replaced with 2 consuls

• Consuls elected by aristocrats
• Term of office=1 year
• Patricians traced descent from an ancestor
• Duties; dealing out justive, making law, commanding army
• one consul can veto the other

In 5ht century BCE the patrician dominance of the government was challenged by plebeians or plebs

• Plebs took up 98% of Roman population
• Plebs were in all positions except high up ones
• Plebs had 0 legal rights
• Common victims of discriminatory justice
• Rome had no real laws, they were essential understood things
• Patricians interpreted these understandings for their benefit
• The 12 tables were invented in order to inform plebeians of their rights and the laws in 450 BCE
• Tribunes were elected (plebs)
• SPQR- Designates any dfecree of decision made by the Roman Senate "the Roman Senate or People". 

May 6th Blog: Government in Rome + Punic Wars

Bill of Rights is the American equivalent of the 12 tables
The House of Reps. is the American equivalent to the Assembly

5000 Soldiers were part of Rome's heavy infantry, these people were recruited Romans.
A group of 80 soldiers together is called a century
The punic wars (theres 3) from 364-146 BCE

• Mainly naval wars
• All 3 won by Rome
• 2nd war; Rome goes under attack from the North, which was unexpected by Rome. If Carthage had been more prepared, they would have won Rome
• 3rd war: Rome orders Carthage to pay a royalty of people and money in order to not be attacked and destroyed,but Rome ends up destroying Carthage anyway
• The latifundia form